Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013
Lot 17
A small Ralph Wood Toby jug late 18th century
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A small Ralph Wood Toby jug late 18th century, seated with a foaming jug of ale resting on one knee with a small glass in his right hand, enamelled with a blue coat and yellow breeches, some restoration to the handle, 16cm.
Provenance: Sotheby's, 2nd May 1967, lot 47. Paper label for the collection of Lord Mackintosh of Halifax.
Illustrated: Sir Harold Mackintosh, Early English Figure Pottery: a Collection of Ralph Wood and Contemporary Pottery, pp.53 and 89.